Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Aarons And Ackley*	There Is A Lady	ST	02:21
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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